Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

TALK SURREY CIO

TALK Surrey CIO supports people with aphasia by running five weekly support groups in Surrey.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 6 years

www.talksurrey.org.uk

fundraising@talksurrey.org.uk

07774222500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£72,240	£88,218	£-15,978	46
31/03/22		£74,800	£78,145	£-3,345	50
31/03/21		£78,511	£71,239	£7,272	78
31/03/20		£75,975	£80,631	£-4,656	84
31/03/19		£88,175	£89,773	£-1,598	84

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Surrey,

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
46 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Community Foundation for Surrey	£21,900
Masonic Trust	£12,000
Co-Operative Group	£6,401
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - Running Costs of TALK Ashford Aphasia Support Group
£2,500	17/01/2024 6.8709677419355	Funding for a support service for people in north west Surrey affected by aphasia.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to TALK Surrey
£2,523	21/10/2023	We would like to deliver more external therapy sessions at the two Guildford TALK groups. We host music, gardening and art therapy sessions throughout the year.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£12,000	09/03/2023	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Co-Operative Group - Grant to TALK Surrey CIO
£1,843	22/10/2022	We would like to send out weekly aphasia friendly activity packs for Woking members, until the group can meet face-to-face again. It helps to keep them engaged and active.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - TALK Surrey CIO - 19/05/22
£2,500	23/06/2022	Core Funding
Community Foundation for Surrey - Running Costs of the TALK Aphasia Support Groups
£5,000	12/01/2022 1	Funding towards the core costs of a charity supporting those recovering from strokes, and their families.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Ashford Aphasia TALK Group
£2,035	23/10/2021	We would like to produce and post out 15 aphasia friendly activity packs each week to support members of the Ashford group who cannot meet face-to-face due to Covid-19.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Core Costs to support TALK aphasia groups
£5,000	28/04/2021 5	The grant will sustain TALK Surrey's work supporting people with aphasia (communication problems) after stroke, contributing towards the costs of running their weekly support groups and recruiting ....more The grant will sustain TALK Surrey's work supporting people with aphasia (communication problems) after stroke, contributing towards the costs of running their weekly support groups and recruiting and training volunteers.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - People with Disabilities
£5,000	11/06/2020	Funding to provide a remote support service, including activity packs and telephone support to people who have been affected by a stroke and have aphasia, during the Coronavirus pandemic
Community Foundation for Surrey - TALK Surrey CIO Core Costs over 2 years
£4,400	09/01/2020 23	2 years essential running costs for a charity suporting people with Aphasia.
National Lottery Community Fund - Long term aphasia support for stroke recoverers across Surrey
£100,000	20/03/2019 60	This project provides support groups for stroke recoverees with aphasia, helping with strategies to aid communication and rebuild confidence, as well as to help people regain social independence and ....more This project provides support groups for stroke recoverees with aphasia, helping with strategies to aid communication and rebuild confidence, as well as to help people regain social independence and reintegrate back into the community. The project will use funding to expand their support group services into Frimley.
Community Foundation for Surrey - TALK Aphasia Support Groups - Core Costs
£4,000	22/01/2019 11	Aphasia support group costs.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

CLIVE MOON Appointed: 2020

DAVID GUNN Appointed: 2019

DR CAROL LUCY MARY SACCHETT Appointed: 2017

EVELYNE ANGELA PEARL COLLINS Appointed: 2017

GILLIAN ANN SIMMONS Appointed: 2019

JANETTE ANNE TURNER Appointed: 2023

KIT YING ANGEL WU Appointed: 2022

PHILIP WELLARD (Chair) Appointed: 2024

TANYA LEIGH GREGORY Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/11/2017, number: 1176014

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

13/11/2018 - Asset transfer in from TALK
21/11/2022 - Asset transfer in from THE FRIENDLY CLUB FOR STROKE VICTIMS, EGHAM

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR23: 13 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE FRIENDLY CLUB FOR STROKE VICTIMS, EGHAM on 21/11/2022

Main office

Cooper Parry
46 High Street
ESHER
Surrey
KT10 9QY

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE COMMUNICATION NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH APHASIA (PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AS A RESULT OF STROKE) IN THE COUNTY OF SURREY AND SURROUNDING AREA.

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